Nozzle for oil-cans



(No Model.)

J. W. JACKSON. NOZZLE FOR OIL CANS.

Patented Dec 28,1897.

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I I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 596,369, datedDecember 28, 1897.

Application filed April 15,1897. Serial No. 632,289. (No model.)

To ML whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN W. JACKSON, acitizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Sharpsville, in the county of Mercer and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNozzles for Oil-Cans; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the. art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in nozzlesfor oil-cans; and my improvement consists in the means employed forattaching the spout or nozzle to the spout carried by the can, theformer having a projecting portion to receive a cylindrical strainerwhich is carried by the same and is of such length that it will occupy agreater portion of the spout of the can, as will be hereinafter setforth, the object being to provide the outer nozzle with a strainerwhich is carried thereby, and which may be readily removed therefrom forthe purpose of cleaning, said strainer being held in positionbyfrictional contact, a further object of myinvention being to simplifythe construction and reduce the cost of manufacture to a minimum.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 isa side elevation, partly in section, of an oil-can or lubricator,showing my improvement. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the nozzledetached, and Fig. 3 is a detail view.

A refers to an oil-can of any suitable type, to which is rigidlyattached a spout B, the lower portion of said spout being incommunication with the can by means of the aperture b. The upper end ofthe spout has attached to the inner side thereof a ring I), havinginternal screw-threads, said ring being attached to the spout by solderor in any suitable manner.

0 refers to the discharge spout or nozzle, and when applied to the typeof can shown it is preferably bent or curved. The lower end of the spoutO is rigidly attached to a coupler D, preferably made from a singlepiece, which is provided with a flange d, and below said flange with athreaded portion d, and below the same with an extension D, which is ofless thickness than the threaded portion, so that there is provided ashoulder d Above the flange 01 there is a projecting portion D uponwhich the nozzle 0 fits, the nozzle being firmly attached to the flangeof the coupler by solder e. The coupler is preferably made of a singlepiece and has a longitudinal bore, and in practice I prefer to stamp orturn the same from a block of brass or compositionmetal,

and the threaded portion is adapted to e11- gagewith the threaded ringcarried by the spout B.

E refers to a strainer made up from a foraminous or perforated tubewhich is closed at its lower end, and the upper portion is of suchdiameter that it will fit snugly upon the portion D of the coupler andbe retained thereon by frictional contact. The length of the strainer Eis such that the lower end thereof will be in close contact with or nearthe vertical, wall of the oil-can above the aperture 6, and should theoil-can be jarred sufficient to loosen the frictional contact betweenthe coupling and strainer the strainer cannot become detached therefromwhen the parts are assembled. The strainer thus constructed can bereadily removed from the coupler, which is carried by the nozzle, andwhen removed can be readily cleansed. The external diameter of thestrainer is less than the diameter of the threaded portion of thecoupler, so that the strainer can be readily passed into the spout.

The device hereinbefore described is simple, cheap, and effective, andwill prevent the spout clogging, and may be used, if desired, with astrainer carried by the cover or fillingopeningof the can. t

I am aware that. prior to my invention the nozzles of oil-cans have beenprovided with strainers carried by the end of the nozzle, so as toproject within the can, and I therefore do not claim such constructionbroadly.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

An oil-can having a spout which projects from one of the side walls ofthe body of the can, an internally-threaded ring carried by the spout, aremovable nozzle having a coupler for engagement with said ring, thecoup- 1e1- comprising a threaded portion (1, flange (Z, and a tubularextension below the threaded 5 portion of less diameter than the same,said parts being integral, in combination with a cylindrical strainerhaving an open upper end adapted to frictionally engage the tubularextension of the coupler so as to be carried I0 by the nozzle and dependtherefrom within the spout so as to engage with the wall of the canabove the opening therein, substantially as shown and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. JACKSON.

Witnesses:

P. J. BAnTLEsoN, F. II. BARTLESON.

